A samurai lives TO DESTROY ALL ENEMIES! - Samurai Shodown

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[@MagmaMKII]

LONG LONG AGO, THERE WERE A MAN WHO TRY TO MAKE HIS SKILL ULTIMATE. BECAUSE OF HIS BLOODY LIFE, IT'S NO ACCIDENT THAT HE WAS INVOLVED IN THE TROUBLES.

[@RotaryPoweredRX]

The troubles are real

[@enrikozartajuz9702]

Haohmaru and Ukyo share a palette-swapped version of the same stage because of the historical figures they were based oh, Miyamoto Musashi and Sasaki Kojiro. The two rivals were known for having a famous duel on a beach. However, the duel was supposed to take place in the morning but Musashi (either from oversleeping, strategy or disrespect depending on who's telling the story) arrived late in the day, leaving Kojiro waiting and impatient. Hence why they are both there at different times of day, though I always felt the two should've been reversed with Haohmaru having the night stage.

[@Patrick-Phelan]

"I can't believe you made me wait this long for our fight. I suppose I should be happy you at least brought your swo... what is that."

[@muffinboymcgee7411]

The reason why Haohmaru and Ukyo share a stage is because they are expies of Miyamoto Musashi and Sasaki Kojiro. Ganryu Island was the site of their duel.

[@garrickgreathouse]

I would LOVE a Sam Sho retrospective!

[@DSMTheEditor]

Still one of the GOAT fighting games. Every hit COUNTS with how much damage everything does, just adds a ton of tension, and incredible atmosphere and wonderful character design.

[@scottnotpilgrim]

Man, this takes me back. Samurai Showdown still has tons of charm and personality

[@shwingles]

SamSho on Genesis was one of my go-tos as a kid and still load it up on the emulator today. Loved seeing Haomaru in Soul Caliber, and loved kicking my buddies asses with him while they had no clue who he was.

[@RotaryPoweredRX]

I used go play it at the arcades and movie theaters and later owned it for the SNES. I'd rather play the arcade version over the inferior 16 bit ports

[@ToruKun1]

One of my favorite fighting games EVER. I played the arcade version at the pizza parlor and my cousin gave me his Genesis/Mega Drive port (surprisingly good!)

[@davidwebb4167]

10:40 you made that poor dog an orphan, you monster

[@MrFutago87]

It still amuses me how they say that Earthquake is from Texas even though Texas as a state didn't even exist yet at the time Samurai Shodown takes place.

[@jimmyju76]

as a man from Texas i can truthful claim that Texas has always existed

[@MagmaMKII]

Neither did San Francisco.

[@joe718gt4]

Let's just pretend it was... I mean these guys get sliced in half and then come back to life if you put a quarter in as if nothing happened

[@hngdman]

That's why he was in Japan, he was waiting until Texas was founded.

[@irkalla100]

One of my favorite arcade machines as a kid. 2 was my absolute favorite. Mainly because Cham-Cham's moveset just clicked so easily in my brain.

[@deatheven13]

I always liked the games with the more bombastic characters. World Heroes and Samurai Showdown were probably my favorite fighters. Big colorful characters with wacky attacks. Gen-An is still one of my favorite designs.

[@bradido]

One of my all-time favorites. I bought the home SNK console to play this game! Also, when I get a new home sound system, I use the attract screen to showcase ridiculous bass.

[@Ercdouken]

Good old classic Samurai Shodown! That ending to that Jubei fight, was not expecting. I'm down for more SamSho stuff!

[@erictwhitman]

I worked at a Pizza Hut that had a SamSho/Raiden machine. Spent many a quarter on it during slow nights.

[@Honey1essBee]

The first time I saw alpha 2 was at a pizza hut. The screen flash from a super fireball rewired my brain somehow. I was too small to reach the buttons good. But the snes port consumed me

[@davidromeroblaya7920]

Oshizu: But Haohmaru... I love you! Haohmaru: Sorry, Oshizu, but I am too awesome for you.

[@user-do3qj2us1d]

Go through the series. Coolest fighting game ever made.

[@m1kephenix]

Note on the Sega CD. Although it did have an ASIC that could do scaling, in practice it also meant lowering the framerate to facilitate it's use. A lot of reasons for that like memory latency/filtrate, etc. But the lower framerate was a big drawback.

[@Red_Sutter]

For some reason way back when every Big Lots in town had an MVS in the entrance lobby with Samurai Shodown 1 loaded in it. I would play them every time I went to the store, mostly because I liked Nakoruru. Shame I was terrible at playing as her

[@reverendmary7237]

Always loved the original Samurai Shodown, Hanzo's & Galford's izuna drop was always a joy to pull off, especially when powered up

[@Fyrmer]

Ah man, the original Sam Sho was one of those arcade machines I'd always be willing to drop a few quarters into whenever I came across one in the wild. Gen-an was my boy. Always loved the "freaks" in fighting game rosters.

[@DoveAlexa]

The demon filled geodes are the hardest to find.

[@nessdragon]

Amakusa is based on Amakusa Shiro, a historical figure of the Edo era. He was the leader of an uprising of Japanese Roman Catholics against the Shogunate (hence his reference to "my religion" in the game). The uprising failed, he was killed and his head was mounted on a pike as a warning to all Christians in Japan. For some reason, Samurai-themed anime, manga and games all love to use him as inspiration for big bads. Obviously he's in SamSho as a weird sorcerer, but he's also shown up in a lot of forgettable OVAs that tried to cash in on Ninja Scroll's success, and there's a version of him as the final villain in Rurouni Kenshin, even though that series is set in the Meiji era. I'm not sure where the fixation stems from; it's kind of like if we just had a bunch of Westerns that featured Robert E. Lee as the main villain.

[@samwill7259]

It's like if you took that one historical anecdote about Japanese Samurai potentially fighting Spanish Conquistadors and took it to its full, illogical conclusion.

[@evilintent]

My friends and I used to play this at the arcades back in the day 😊

[@rudereckoning118]

My first arcade game. Place I hung out at during summer break had two arcade machines: SamSho and golf. I barely ever got to play and I never got past the second fighter. lol But I saw an older kid beat it with Tam Tam once. The only person I would ever meet for years who actually knew how to play fighting games.

[@jackcoleman1784]

I remember the first time I ever saw SamSho. I saw a cabinet somewhere like a grocery store when I was less than ten and was absolutely blown away. I was a huge Street Fighter 2 fan and for some reason SamSho just instantly appealed to me. I rented the hell out of the Super NES port of it. Also Earthquake is actually a Texan ninja. Ninjas are actually a type of character in SamSho in the sense that they typically aren't as as worse off when they lose their weapon and typically have more special moves they can still use when their weapon is lost.

[@SuperKokuJin916]

That classic ending is the reason I'm still wondering why hasn't Gen-An appeared in anything recent yet? Now would be the best time! Imagine a duel reveal for Gen-An for BOTH SamSho 2019 & KOFXV? Two different styles that fit their respective games would be sick... and it would SHATTER All Expectations!! 🧀🙄 Me, my brother and bf LOVED playing SamSho 1 against each other. Especially, when my bf got it on Genesis. It's a GREAT playing port with larger sprites - but no Earthquake really sucked tho and made no sense! We really loved the story and characters too! This game is a bona-fide classic that often gets eclipsed by the amazing sequels! I'd love to see you tackle them!

[@Honey1essBee]

I agree completely about the items in fighting games. Games like gem fighter and power stone do that so well, I wish it were more common. And esports can disable them in options (like the smash community does) if they don't like it.

[@phoenixlich]

It was really progressive to make a character in this game, Ukyo, who is still cool and playable despite suffering from Leprosy.

[@lordzapan]

19:13 "Amaksa" would be the correct way, indeed. Can't wait for the other games in the series. You'll play them, right? RIGHT?

[@bananabike279]

Game still looks great today, I had no idea the first Samurai Showdown was such a big success for SNK back in the day

[@steamdeckknights8978]

The "Pow" meter is for a power move its like boosted regular move and the meter will go back down after its performed the two i know of is haomaru and ukyo...haomaru spinning slash wen the pow meter is on and the does the heavy one he jumps off screen deadly of it hits and ukyo does the flying bird i think thats whats its called anyways the regular bird is small with the pow meter its very big deadly too

[@yakumoyomi5765]

The difference between "a-ma-KU-sa" and "amaksa" is probably just down to language differences: the first one stresses the "ku" syllable, while the second is closer to how a Japanese speaker would say it (no stress on any particular syllable, and the "u" sound kinda blends together with the "sa").

[@Mankey619]

I really love the attention to detail they’ve given to this game. From decapitating their opponents at the end of the second round, to them carrying their dead bodies. I also love the referee scoring, every hit you make.

[@sayewonn]

Samurai Shodown 3 had a smaller roster and the damage numbers were completely fucking out of whack. Samurai Shodown 4 was like the game 3 should have been.

[@Massiveillusion14]

Samurai Shodown was my first PS1 fighting game. I fell for it pretty hard... until I played Tekken 3 at least

[@clawofthefallen]

Some context into Amazuka Shiro Tokisada if you're curious: In Samurai Shodown, Amakuza Shiro Tokisada was ressurected by making a deal with the devil (the dark guy, he mentions in a cutscene) and Amakuza channels Satan's power in the sphere as well as summon him in the last stage. He was a real historical figure, converted into Christianism and led a rebellion (The OVA Ninja Ressurection sorta went nuts with it and he was also shown in Samurai X). Amakuza was said to be extremely fair (of looks) and was considerably young at the time, I believe it was documented that he was 16 when he led the rebellion. And being beautiful in japan means you look like a woman because there is no such thing as "male beauty" in their culture (Beauty is an exclusively feminine trait there). His rebellion (along with a previous Buddhist rebellion) has cemented the belief in Japan that religions and cults are extremely dangerous and started hardcore persecution by the government of all religions that weren't Shinto or Buddhist (some tolerance was given), but Christianism was seen as a hardcore evil by the Ruling Emperor of the time. When the rebellion was defeated, the emperor kept Amakuza's head in a pike in the port of Edo as a warning to christians. The government only ever started to loosen things up when Japan was forced to open up to the world (by American cannons pointed straight at Edo, no less).

[@AntipaladinPedigri]

18:53 it looks like Ukyo is doing him

[@sweterollo8951]

Super fun video! I would love to see you play the newer version like you mentioned.

[@netanelaker4437]

WHAT??? Play all of them, and upload every day some footage lol

[@4ArchieLee]

You don't understand how dope this series truly is...

[@sladejosephwilson2300]

It's a great series. I hope SNK adds a 3rd season of dlc for modern Samsho title.

[@silverroddo1468]

I assume there are canon dismemberment and fatalities, like canon tournament winners in SF and DoA.

[@VBrancoPT]

I had the Sega Mega Drive version. Such a great game. Charlotte ❤

[@uthertheking]

20:17 Jesus... Steve! What bar is Amakusa?

[@Endocrom]

I'm a Samurai A Rebel guy Mess with me and your limbs will fly

[@ararebeast]

Amakusa is a historical Christian so I'm not sure his religion actually does say all are equal on the Earth, but he also died as a teenager so I believe that he believes that. How did I never piece together Nakoruru is either Ainu herself or related to the Ainu?

[@zu_1455]

Classic! Let's see 2019.

[@garou119]

Fighting game week? Mr Mcmuscles, I thank you in advance for the quality content. Is that Double Dragon vibe ride this week into Rage of the Dragons? Time shall tell

[@OctoberRaven]

All the people will die and all the things will be broken. That is the law of samurai.

[@CVVK2501]

Useless facts! Poppy is a girl, she has pups in the later games! Also Earthquake is super loosely based off Bam Bam Bigelow I believe

[@MrOptikNERV]

It's only a matter of time when he gets to play the depression that is Samurai Shodown: Sen!

[@byronhodge7630]

Kibagami genjuro still the best!

[@devingiles6597]

Hey, Matt McMuscles. You should definitely play the 2019 reboot of Samurai Shodown in a future video! Pretty please?

[@EvLmongoose]

More! More! ALWAYS MORE!!

[@MantisRapture]

Samurai Shodown is the SNK fighting game series I've never really managed to master. I absolutely love the design/tone of these joints, but always feel like I'm completely winging it, like I still don't really understand a big chunk of the fundamentals of the game. Now I think about it, I've only ever really played the original Neo Geo versions on emulators; are there any versions with training modes? I've got a 360 version installed on my Series X right now that I'm pretty certain doesn't even have a move list.

[@marcgodley3064]

This game had my favorite box art🔥

[@johnoneil9188]

Not as bad as that time Shiro of Amakusa turned into a terrakotta dragon and Jubei had to cut him down to save the world.

[@AnimaniacZero]

We talk about all of the travel your character has to do. What about the poor flag guy in the back? He has to be EVERYWHERE.

[@kelvinjefferson6331]

Need more!!

[@BadgerCommander]

Sam Sho III had less characters and felt like a half step to Sam Sho IV

[@respectfulremastersbymetal8336]

Momma say momma sa Amakusa!

[@elmono6299]

Throughout the entirety of this legendary fighting game franchise. The Samurai Shodown 1, 2, and V Special will always be my favorite games in the entire series. I do hope one day SNK makes another new entry but with more original fighters and no shitty guest fighters please. ⚔️

[@vercingetorixbretwalda1325]

caffeine nicotine

[@apollolux]

Ay, Poppy!

[@silverroddo1468]

Charlotte’s win quote, wth?

[@ChibiMotoki]

the wording is definitely questionable, but it is *SUPPOSED* to give the vibe of "Nobility will always be victorious"... or at least that's how i always read into it as a kid

[@bgirlNOZOMI]

As awful as the Samurai Shodown OVA dub was (I got it as a christmas present in the 90s lol) to the point Amakusa was depicted as a woman, they did say the name correctly. Also, Haohmaru jobs to a hornet.

[@kammhia397gaming9]

ah yes, early 90s&2000s horrible english translations good times.

[@Offroader210]

The Samurai Shodown games are awesome. But Samurai Shodown: Sen was awful. I hope we see that game on :The Worst Fighting Game".

[@alex_-yz9to]

yeah no Samsho on sega CD is not good at all, it somehow has less characters and stages than even the MD/genesis port... You know what it does have? LOADING and also it limits your continues to 4 which was NOT the case in the other ports.

[@Prohass]

This game sucks. NOT